Doctoral Program - Process

The doctoral programme is structured along three phases:

  • ~1-48 months
  • Research
  • Curriculum ("Natural Sciences" 12 ECTS and "DoSChem activities" 12 ECTS)
  • Annual progress report
  • Annual oral presentation
  • Publication
  • ~6 months
  • Dissertation
  • Submission & Review
  • Defense
  • Join the Alumni program

DoSChem Timeline of the Academic Year

Different responsibilities departments for the different tasks in the early phase

Admission to DoSChem - DoSChem management team
  • via DoSChem call
  • or Oct 1st or March 1st via admittance application
  • Code of contact

Ongoing curricular issues - SSC Chemistry
  • approval doctoral thesis
  • FÖP
  • thesis agreement
  • annual progress report
  • annual oral presentation

Admission to univie doctoral program - univie admisson office
  • via uspace
  • renew your enrollment every semester

Employment - PI/Institut admin

  • job contract (univie HR department/faculty)

Useful info Infomation for International Doctoral Candidates

This page contains information and some tipps to smoothen your arrival and stay in Vienna.

  • Arriving in Vienna (Entry and Residence, Insurance, Working, Living)
  • Living in Vienna (The University of Vienna, Living in Vienna, Networking Possibilities)
  • German Proficiency (Rules at the University of Vienna, Learning German)